ETFGI Press Release December 2014: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)

Asset invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record of 118.3 billion US dollars at the end of 2014 according to ETFGI

LONDON — January 12, 2015 - ETFGI’s research finds ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) had net outflows of US$165 million in December 2014, and during 2014 ETFs/ETPs gathered net new asset inflows of US$2.6 Bn. At the end of December 2014, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP industry had 597 ETFs/ETPs, with 731 listings, assets of US$118.3 Bn, from 107 providers listed on 17 exchanges, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s end December 2014 Global ETF and ETP industry insights report.

“The global ETF/ETP industry enjoyed a very good year in 2014 gathering US$ 338 billion in net new assets. The US market outperformed other developed markets in 2014 marking the third year of double digit gains with the S&P 500 ending the year up 14%. Emerging markets gained 1% while developed markets were down 4% for the year.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner of ETFGI.

iShares is the largest ETF/ETP provider in terms of assets with US$17.2 Bn, reflecting 14.6% market share; SPDR ETFs is second with US$14.6 Bn and 12.4% market share, followed by China AM with US$11.6 Bn and 9.8% market share. The top three ETF/ETP providers, out of 107, account for 36.7% of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP assets, while the remaining 104 providers each have less than 9% market share.
 
CSI has the largest amount of ETF/ETP assets tracking its benchmarks reflecting 32.4% market share; FTSE is second with a 17.5% market share, followed by Hang Seng with a 13.9% market share.

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